C. Valerius Catullus, Carmen 111: To Aufillena: A Preferable Outcome
A second poem addressed to Aufillena, about the praise a wife earns and about her own family.
Tier 1
Aufillēna, vīvere contentam vītam ūnō virō est maxima laus uxōris:
sed cubāre quibusvīs virīs est melius quam cubāre cum patruō tuō…
Tier 2
Aufillēna vīvere contentam virō sōlō [est] laus ex eximiīs laudibus nūptārum:
sed succumbere cuivīs quamvīs pār est potius quam mātrem efficere frātrēs ex patruō…
Tier 3 - Carmen Ipsum
- Aufillēna, virō contentam vīvere sōlō,
- nūptārum laus ex laudibus eximiīs:
- sed cuivīs quamvīs potius succumbere pār est,
- quam mātrem frātrēs efficere ex patruō…
Original draft written by Robert Amstutz
